Weekly Challenge – May 23-29
This week’s challenge (May 23-29) will be to make a YOW Recipe!
Have a great week!
Year of Wellness Staff
Top 10 Individual Winners – Session #1
Congrats to our Top Ten Individual Challenge participants (list of names below)
Alice Jeffers is the top individual YOW participant won a FitBit, donated by Fred Meyer. And the top 10 were entered in a random drawing for a YMCA/NCRD gift certificate.
1. Alice Jeffers
2. Jim Jett
3. Ahyde Cortes
4. Cathy Colburn
5. Elaine Hungerford
6. Michelle Jenck
7. Peggy Nosack
8. Nancy Kershaw
9. Julie Lusby
10. Darcy Fugate
There were many other winners — all participants were entered into a drawing for a variety of prizes. Be sure to you are in for Session #2. Sign-up today!
What's Up with YOW?
The Year of Wellness (YOW) is a broad, all-encompassing wellness campaign. Because YOW is so multi-faceted, it can be hard to navigate between the many different aspects. This is how it works.
As an someone participating in YOW, here is the map to navigate the many ways you can participate.
Groups or businesses will submit a team name and leader (for instance, the Tillamook County Health Department) through the “Organization Form” found on the homepage under “Count Me In!”. On January 1st, individuals will be able to select your team name when registering and sign up as part of a group. Don’t have a group? Don’t stress about it. You can also sign up as an individual.
If you are not able to access the internet on a weekly basis, you can participate in the YOW through the “In Print” method. Resources will be posted at designated distribution points throughout Tillamook County. More information on where these will be coming soon!
Once you are done with registration, you can track your health through certain categories.
Once a week, you can login and estimate your average daily participation in these categories. It is important to know that you do not have to be part of the competition to participate in the challenge. You can track your health categories without competing against anyone but yourself!
Speaking of the YOW competition, there will be four of them throughout the year in two categories (individual and group). They will be 12 weeks each and points will be awarded by doing well in each of the health categories. More information on prizes to come!
There will also be events and programs offered through partner organizations that the YOW will highlight and make participation a “weekly challenge”. These could include free fitness classes or education talks, that will bring the community together to improve the health of everyone.
If you have any questions, feel free to email Connor Dixon at cdixon@co.tillamook.or.us